Comments on: Love for Pigs and Chickens http://lizkeogh.com/2009/01/12/love-for-pigs-and-chickens/ Software, Training, Coaching, Writing Fri, 18 May 2012 20:36:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: liz http://lizkeogh.com/2009/01/12/love-for-pigs-and-chickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 liz Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:29:41 +0000 http://lizkeogh.com/?p=395#comment-1344 (Surely walking out because you find someone else's culture insulting is itself a form of cultural insensitivity too?) (Surely walking out because you find someone else’s culture insulting is itself a form of cultural insensitivity too?)

]]> By: liz http://lizkeogh.com/2009/01/12/love-for-pigs-and-chickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 liz Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:47:41 +0000 http://lizkeogh.com/?p=395#comment-1342 I would hope that rather than walking out, they might instead have a conversation which could only lead to people being educated in aforementioned cultural sensitivity. Maybe then we could come up with an alternative, and the team will understand (and hopefully be forgiving of) the terms used around other communities. I would hope that rather than walking out, they might instead have a conversation which could only lead to people being educated in aforementioned cultural sensitivity. Maybe then we could come up with an alternative, and the team will understand (and hopefully be forgiving of) the terms used around other communities.

]]> By: Dave Kirby http://lizkeogh.com/2009/01/12/love-for-pigs-and-chickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 Dave Kirby Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:05:06 +0000 http://lizkeogh.com/?p=395#comment-1341 The problem I have with the phrase is that it is culturally insensitive. If you tried using this terminology in a muslim country, you may find your development staff walking out since calling someone a pig is the worst insult possible to a muslim. This probably goes for some orthodox jews too. The problem I have with the phrase is that it is culturally insensitive. If you tried using this terminology in a muslim country, you may find your development staff walking out since calling someone a pig is the worst insult possible to a muslim. This probably goes for some orthodox jews too.

]]> By: Nick Bailey http://lizkeogh.com/2009/01/12/love-for-pigs-and-chickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 Nick Bailey Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:06:24 +0000 http://lizkeogh.com/?p=395#comment-1340 Hi Liz. Yeah this is a great phrase. I remember my own bemused curiosity at hearing it...Anything that makes people curious and gets a vibe of open communication is great...of course an inside joke can potentially make people feel excluded, but I know from being coached by you that you make it very easy to ask questions. I've just finished my second ever professional blog entry! It's about how trust influences people in teams (and I used your recap technique at the end :-) http://nicholasbailey.blogspot.com/2009/01/trust-meta-frame-for-teamwork.html Hi Liz. Yeah this is a great phrase. I remember my own bemused curiosity at hearing it…Anything that makes people curious and gets a vibe of open communication is great…of course an inside joke can potentially make people feel excluded, but I know from being coached by you that you make it very easy to ask questions. I’ve just finished my second ever professional blog entry! It’s about how trust influences people in teams (and I used your recap technique at the end :-)

http://nicholasbailey.blogspot.com/2009/01/trust-meta-frame-for-teamwork.html

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